Bernie Sanders Net Worth: The Poorest Senator In The USA

Hillary Clinton has earned almost as much as Bernie’s entire net worth by giving speeches.

Bernie Sanders Net Worth

In the 2016 election, Bernie Sanders was a prominent presidential candidate. However, he lost the primary to his foe Hillary Clinton. The independent senator had a number of great ideas and sided well with independents and liberals. However, that was not enough for his campaign to outperform his opponents.

What is interesting about the senator from Vermont is his net worth. He’s worth around $800,000. The top net worth of a senator is $400 million and that award goes to Darrell Issa. Now lets compare Bernie’s earnings to his humble opponent Hillary Clinton. Clinton has a net worth of around $50 million. That is quite a difference!

Bernie Sanders Net Worth vs Hillary Clinton Net Worth

In 2016, Bernie Sanders asked Hillary Clinton to release transcripts of speeches she made for Goldman Sachs. The financial giant compensated Hillary with $675,000. If you look at the numbers, Bernie Sanders total net worth is around half of what Hillary earned giving speeches, in 2016 alone. Bernie Sanders net worth was estimated to be around $300,000, at that time.

In the 2016 presidential election, Bernie had asked Hillary to release the transcript of her speeches from Goldman Sachs. However, Hillary denied by stating that Bernie must disclose his tax returns. She even used Donald Trump to stray away from releasing the transcripts.

Bernie Sanders’ $1million net worth is accredited to book royalties from 2016. He earned an estimated $850,000 from royalties. Clearly, Bernie Sanders has not used his senate seat to become independently wealthy. Although, one can assume that a senator is likely to receive a few good offers.

“the issue of wealth and income inequality is the great moral issue of our time, it is the great economic issue of our time, and it is the great political issue of our time” – berniesanders.com